公开(公告)号：US20240095509A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18520500

申请日：2023-11-27

Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Hieu Van Tran ,  STANLEY HONG ,  ANH LY ,  THUAN VU ,  HIEN PHAM ,  KHA NGUYEN ,  HAN TRAN

IPC: G06N3/065 ,  G06F17/16 ,  G06N3/04

CPC classification number: G06N3/065 ,  G06F17/16 ,  G06N3/04

Abstract: In one example, a neural network device comprises a first plurality of synapses configured to receive a first plurality of inputs and to generate therefrom a first plurality of outputs, wherein the first plurality of synapses comprises a plurality of memory cells, each of the plurality of memory cells configured to store a weight value corresponding to a number of electrons on its floating gate and the plurality of memory cells are configured to generate the first plurality of outputs based upon the first plurality of inputs and the stored weight values.

公开(公告)号：US20240095508A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-21

申请号：US18520277

申请日：2023-11-27

Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, inc.

Inventor： HIEU VAN TRAN ,  STANLEY HONG ,  AHN LY ,  THUAN VU ,  HIEN PHAM ,  KHA NGUYEN ,  HAN TRAN

IPC: G06N3/065 ,  G06F17/16 ,  G06N3/04

CPC classification number: G06N3/065 ,  G06F17/16 ,  G06N3/04

Abstract: In one example, a system comprises a vector-by-matrix multiplication array comprising non-volatile memory cells organized into rows and columns; a plurality of word lines coupled respectively to rows of the vector-by-matrix multiplication array; and a word line driver coupled to the plurality of word lines, the word line driver comprising a plurality of select transistors coupled to a common control line and the plurality of word lines, and a plurality of bias transistors coupled to the plurality of select transistors and capable of providing a bias voltage to a single select transistor in the plurality of select transistors or to all of plurality of select transistors in response to control signals.

公开(公告)号：US20210342682A1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-04

申请号：US17367633

申请日：2021-07-06

Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Hieu Van Tran ,  STANLEY HONG ,  ANH LY ,  THUAN VU ,  HIEN PHAM ,  KHA NGUYEN ,  HAN TRAN

IPC: G06N3/063 ,  G06N3/04 ,  G06F17/16

Abstract: Numerous embodiments of decoders for use with a vector-by-matrix multiplication (VMM) array in an artificial neural network are disclosed. The decoders include bit line decoders, word line decoders, control gate decoders, source line decoders, and erase gate decoders. In certain embodiments, a high voltage version and a low voltage version of a decoder is used.

公开(公告)号：US20200342938A1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-29

申请号：US16503355

申请日：2019-07-03

Applicant: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.

Inventor： HIEU VAN TRAN ,  THUAN VU ,  STANLEY HONG ,  STEPHEN TRINH ,  ANH LY ,  HAN TRAN ,  KHA NGUYEN ,  HIEN PHAM

IPC: G11C11/56 ,  G11C11/16 ,  G11C11/4074 ,  G06F17/16 ,  G06N3/06

Abstract: Various embodiments of word line decoders, control gate decoders, bit line decoders, low voltage row decoders, and high voltage row decoders and various types of physical layout designs for non-volatile flash memory arrays in an analog neural system are disclosed. Shared and segmented embodiments of high voltage row decoders are disclosed.